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Rethinking The Look Of The Every Day Kitchen

A lot of life seems to happen in the kitchen. From cooking meals together as a family to relaxing, hanging out with friends around the table at a dinner party to reading the paper on Sunday, this room...

Keep It Light: Using Color in A Small Space

Say you've got a kitchen/dining room combination in your apartment, and you want to incorporate color without overwhelming the small space. Based on Adrienne's survey on Bright Pops of Colors last we...

Do You Coordinate Your Kitchen Products To Your Decor?

When living in smaller quarters, we often leave out larger items in lieu of storage space. This often happens in the kitchen - the mixer may be stored on the counter or the crock pot may be kept on th...

LA Good Question: Decorating Around a Window

Hi AT, You'd think, that after reading AT for more than a year and a half, I'd have more confidence in making decorating decisions, but the window in my dining area is making me crazy. The main proble...

West Elm Globe Pendant Lamps

A few months ago when we were in the West Elm Store on the Third Street Promenade, we noticed a bunch of great pendant lamps over the cash register. Of course, we whipped out our camera and started a...

LA Times H&G 6.18.08

Today's LA TImes Home and Garden section is all about kitchens. If you're considering doing a kitchen remodel, this week's section includes a feature on cookbook writer Martha Shulmans' small kitchen,...

2008 VIP Asia Award: CONCEPT40 Kitchen

We love the idea of having a particular space to store everything away, whether it be in the closet or the kitchen. So although we're not exactly in love with the cafeteria of the future aesthetics of...

LA Good Question: A Shade for this Bare Bulb?

Gregory's Post on Swag Lamps reminded us of the little situation we have in the kitchen. The above photo is the lighting in the kitchen. Yeah, pretty depressing. We were hoping that Gregory's other...

The Cure: In the Kitchen

This week in the Cure we're in the kitchen, cleaning from top to bottom, and then enjoying a home cooked meal. If dinner isn't your thing, don't be afraid to go for making a great breakfast. We've r...

What Do You Use Only For Guests?

This week, Curees are decluttering their kitchen. A few years ago, while decluttering our own kitchen during the first Week Two, we put our everyday stainless steel flatware in the Outbox. We starte...

How do you organize your pots and pans?

We try to keep our counter tops clear and clean. However, when it comes to our storing and organizing our pots, pans, or baking sheets in the cabinets... let's just say we usually keep those doors c...

The Dish Rack Debate: Love or Hate Them?

Apparently we haven't been alone in not really liking dish racks. We've been using the dishtowel method for a while now to keep the counters in our tiny kitchen clear....

Look! Pink Kitchen

We must have pink on the brain here in LA. But we just couldn't resist this Valentine's Day palette we saw on Marie Claire Maison. We've never had the guts to go pink, always fearing it would be t...

Ceramic Tiles Faux Window

Dianne McIntosh sent us this creative solution composed of 35 ceramic tiles created for a client who lives in a condo without a kitchen window, converting their stove backsplash into something a bit ...

A Guide To Recognizing Tile: The Mediterranean Tile Poster

Oh man. We wish we had seen this poster BEFORE picking out the tile for our kitchen. But, as our luck would have it, we've just come upon this about 4 months too late. If you're a big fan of beauti...

Holiday Crèpes: Blue Steel Crèpe Pan

Nothing breaks the ice at a party like making the guests cook their own dinner. That's why crèpe parties are so much fun. All you need is a good pan (or two) that will heat up evenly, batt...

Favorite Home Smells

Yes, the Christmas tree is making the house smell wonderful, but we've noticed that the smell of basil, citrus, and apricot are working their way into the house too. And we aren't complaining. Qui...

Washing Dishes to Save Water

Yes I live without a dishwasher. I'm certain I can't be the only one. I also do a lot of baking which means a lot of washing up. Did I mention I only have a one sink sink, instead of a two sided s...